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D♭ Phrygian Scale on Piano

The D♭ Phrygian scale contains D♭, D, E, F#, A♭, A and B — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Minor 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Minor 6th
  • Minor 7th
D♭ Phrygian — 7 notes
Degree 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Note D♭ D E F# A♭ A B
Interval Root Minor 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Minor 7th

Note names

D♭ Phrygian scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of D♭, D, E, F#, A♭, A and B across three octaves

Interval numbers

D♭ Phrygian scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 A Ionian
2 B Dorian
3 D♭ Phrygian
4 D Lydian
5 E Mixolydian
6 F# Aeolian
7 A♭ Locrian

Triads

i D♭m
II D
III E
iv F#m
A♭°
VI A
vii Bm

7th Chords

i D♭m7
II Dmaj7
III E7
iv F#m7
A♭m7♭5
VI Amaj7
vii Bm7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — D♭ Phrygian pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside D♭ Phrygian

Major Pentatonic D E A
Minor Pentatonic D♭ F# B
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) E
Minor Sixth Pentatonic B

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D♭ Phrygian scale?

D♭, D, E, F#, A♭, A and B. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the D♭ Phrygian scale?

The triads built from its own notes: D♭m, D, E, F#m, A♭°, A and Bm. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which major scale is the D♭ Phrygian scale a mode of?

A major — D♭ Phrygian is its third mode. Both contain the same 7 notes; only the note that feels like home is different.

Which smaller scales fit inside the D♭ Phrygian scale?

D Major Pentatonic, D♭ Minor Pentatonic, E Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and B Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the D♭ Phrygian scale, so they can be played over it.

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